Inside DC| More...
 

Medicare Bill

... Waiting for Merlin

Philip Lee Miller | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alan Greenspan Book, Yobie Benjamin, Paul Krugman, Medicare Bill, Hcfa, Sfgate, Health Care Reform, New York Times, Politics News
Philip Lee Miller

If health care is so central to the national purpose and survival, we should treat to all insurance companies as public utilities. They should be highly regulated like any and all common public utilities.

Read Post

Dear President Obama: A Modest Medicare Proposal

Thom Hartmann | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Medicare, President Obama, Town Hall Debate, Obama Healthcare, Dick Armey, Healthcare System, Blue Cross, Medicare for All, Reagan Tax Cuts, Chuck Grassley, Medicare Bill, Sarah Palin, Max Baucus, Aarp, Universal Health Care, Healthcare Reform, Newt Gingrich, Town Hall Meetings, Healthcare, Politics News
Thom Hartmann

Most of us will do damn near anything to get out from under the thumbs of the multi-millionaire CEOs who are running our current insurance programs. Sign me up!

Read Post

From Death Panel to Death Spiral

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Obama, Health Care, Town Hall Meetings, Republican Party, Financial Collapse, Sex Scandals, Tarp, Town Hall Debate, Free Market Capitalism, Rush Limbaugh, GOP Debate, TARP Money, Healthcare Debate, Whig Party, Habeas Corpus, Obama Hitler, Medicare Bill, Bull-Moose-Party, Bill Oreilly, Religion and Politics, Religious Right, Glenn Beck, Free Market, Medicare, Mark Sanford Affair, Terry Schiavo, Republicans, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

The GOP is not the party of small government and lower taxes. They are the Party of borrow and spend, big government and sex scandals.

Read Post

The Overturned Medicare Veto: A Good First Step Toward Resolving The Problems Of Privatization

John Geyman | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bush Veto, Medicare Bill, Bush Veto Health Care, Medicare for All, Medicare, Health Insurance, Health Care, Overpayments, Politics News
John Geyman

Last week's action by Congress to override Bush's veto of the Medicare bill was a landmark step toward reversing the tide of privatization of the program over the last three decades.

Read Post

GOP Leaders: Vote However You Need To For Reelection

Politico | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Republicans 2008 Election, Gop Leadership, Medicare Bill Gop, Republican Senate Leaders, GI Bill Gop, Medicare Bill, GI Bill, Farm Bill Gop, Farm Bill, Republicans Senate, Senate Races 2008, Senate Republicans 2008, Politics News

Republican Senate leaders -- terrified by the prospect of losing five or more seats in November -- have freed their members to vote however they need ...

Read Whole Story

Kennedy's Return Compelled 9 Republicans To Switch Medicare Votes

Washington Independent | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ted Kennedy Brain Tumor, Medicare Bill, Ted Kennedy Return Senate, Republicans Medicare Bill, Medicare, Ted Kennedy, Ted Kennedy Medicare Bill, GOP Medicare Bill, Politics News

Regarding yesterday's passage of the Democrats' Medicare bill: If there was ever question about what force of nature compelled nine Republicans to swi...

Read Whole Story

Ted Kennedy Returns To Senate For First Time Since Brain Tumor

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ted Kennedy Brain Tumor, Medicare Bill, Ted Kennedy Senate. Medicare Filibuster, Ted Kennedy, Politics News

The liberal lion, Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), returned to the Senate Wednesday to break a stalemate on critical stalled Medicare legislation, making his ...

Read Whole Story